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Rains flood New Orleans as floods kill five and shut facilities
Rains flooding New Orleans and eight surrounding parishes prompted evacuations and emergency declarations. Skiffs ferried residents through waist high water while Mercy Hospital, Harrah's casino, and other sites faced inundation. Five people died including a man found in a canal and a woman in labor assisted to safety as crews worked to pump out water.
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New Orleans
Aple
Peggy Poche
Michael Enni
Edwin Edwards
Mercy Baptist Hospital
Theospital
French Quarter
Municipal Auditorium
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Baton Rouge
FEMA
New Orleans International
Touro Infirmary
Metairie